What happened Today

Fadnavis may take oath by Fri despite spat with Sena
BJP In No Mood To Part With Top 4 Portfolios 

This, in my opinion, would be a huge blow to Shiv Sena and the Marathi Manoos sentiment. Supporters of Shiv Sena like to believe that they have an upper hand in Maharashtra’s politics, watching their party bend down so easily won’t be an easy pill to swallow.

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Youth dies in police custody, five Wadala cops suspended

Five cops, including two assistant inspectors and a sub-inspector, of Wadala Truck Terminal police station were suspended following the alleged custodial death of a 26-year-old youth on Sunday night.
The incident led to protests as a crowd from Antop Hill where the victim, Vijay Singh, lived gathered at the police station demanding that a case for murder be filed against the cops involved in his alleged torture.
Police resorted to a lathicharge to disperse protestors.

Let's also look at the fact that over 100 people have lost their lives in Maharashtra between 2013 and 2017, allegedly after being beaten up in police custody. No policemen were convicted in such cases during that period, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) statistics. According to the report, in 47 of the 106 incidents, a magisterial or judicial inquiry had been initiated, while in 14, cases registered, and in 19 of them, chargesheets had been filed.

 Lawyer YP Singh said some custodial deaths take place due to torture but many also happen because of natural causes, including a precarious mental state and appalling detention conditions.

My Opinion: This is such a delicate situation, a person has died in police custody. That person was allegedly harassing a couple. Where does your sympathies lie in such a situation?

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Good news, Achieving a five year best for environment, Mumbai has recorded the lowest maximum noise levels for Diwali day and the cleanest air quality the day after the festival

On Sunday, the maximum noise level—112.3dB—was recorded at Marine Drive
On Monday, the city recorded a ‘satisfactory’ air quality index (AQI) of 96

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Around 65,000 students appeared for their Class X board examinations in Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday,

Braving an atmosphere of uncertainty that was accentuated by the absence of public transport and recurrence of clashes between stone-pelting protesters and security forces at several places.
After the paper got over at 3pm, terrorists in Pulwama fired six to seven rounds at Rashtriya Rifles personnel patrolling a road that leads to an examination centre at Drabgam village.
CRPF inspector general Ravideep Sahi was quick to scotch rumours about the school being the target of the attack. “The firing incident occurred half a kilometre away from the exam centre and terrorists fled the moment there was retaliatory fire from the patrol party,” Ravideep Sahi said.
In Srinagar, many parents sat on the footpaths outside exam centres waiting for their wards to step out after the three-hour paper. Since no public transport was available, most examinees either walked all the way to their examination centres or travelled by private cars.
My Opinion: Can you imagine going for your exams under such circumstances? Let’s just agree that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is not ask simple as we think.

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Fat-cat politicians and businessmen apply for houses in a project in Wadala meant for mathadi workers

According to the Maharashtra Hamal, Mathadi and other unprotected workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, a mathadi is a person who carries a load of material either on his head or on his back to earn a living.
A petition filed in the Bombay High Court by a social worker claims that Satara MLA Shashikant Shinde, former MLC Narendra Patil, chairman of Hindustan Co-operative Bank Ganpatrao Jagtap and some board members of Satara-based Vatsala Group have applied for flats in an upcoming residential project in Anik village, Wadala, which is meant for members of the Mathadi Workers Cooperative Housing Society.

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